Candlemas / La Chandeleur has it's origins as a religious holiday. It is celebrated on 2nd February each year. Candlemas comes from the word "chandelles / candle", hence the name "Festivals of Light". The French celebrate Candlemas with sweet crepes accompanied by delicious fillings according to tastes.

TV5MONDE offers you a quick and easy pancake recipe:

Ingredients

4 eggs

1 pinch of salt

500ml of milk

250g of plain flour

50g of butter

1 sachet of vanilla sugar (optional)

20g of icing sugar

Method

In a bowl, whisk the eggs together with the pinch of salt, vanilla sugar and flour, gradually adding the milk.

Let the resulting mixture stand for one hour.

Heat a frying pan over low heat.

Drop a knob of butter to grease the pan.

Pour half a ladle of your pancake batter and cook for 1 to 2 minutes per side.

Decorate your pancakes with fruit and chocolate and sprinkle with icing sugar. (optional)

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